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I Was Wrong, Sora In Smash Bros. Is Kinda Cool To Play
20.10.2021
Sora joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on October 18, becoming the 89th (and, at long last, final) playable character on the roster, and wrapping up a two-year process of expanding the game’s pool of fighters. Though in a sense he is just another sword-wielding anime boy, I think I actually stand...
Sony Patent Lets Viewers Vote and Pay to Boot Players From Games
20.10.2021
In 2020, Sony filed a patent for allowing livestream spectators and participants to remove players from a game. Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office approved the patent, which you can read in full here. Besides removing unskilled players, the system would allow spectators to...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fans Are Already Saving Up For Kapp'n's Pricey Fares
20.10.2021
Nothing’s free in this world. So why would anything, let alone public transit, be free in an idyllic video game world designed for escapism? When Animal Crossing: New Horizons soon gets the option to ride a ferry, those rides won’t be free.Read more
CDPR Delays Next-Gen Upgrades For Cyberpunk, Witcher 3
20.10.2021
Nope, you’re not getting (cyber)punk’d. CD Projekt Red has delayed the anticipated next-gen updates for its two massive role-playing games, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Read more
Please Don’t Ever Change This Nightmare-Inducing Switch Icon
20.10.2021
Switch owners like their game icons a certain way. They want bright colors and sharp-looking art. They’d also prefer the game’s logo be present in some way, shape, or form. What many of them don’t seem to like is slightly blurry, eyeless terror rabbits. I can’t see the problem. Neither can...
Sony Continues Bringing PlayStation Exclusives To PC With God Of War Next Year
20.10.2021
God of War will be the latest PlayStation exclusive to come to PC. A new listing for the 2018 action game revealed it will come to Steam next year on January 14, 2022.Read more
Hands On: The PS5’s Storage Upgrade Is Quick And Easy
20.10.2021
Last month Sony finally upgraded the PlayStation 5 firmware with support for additional storage via NVMe M.2 solid-state drives (that is, the latest, fast models of SSDs). While not quite as simple as popping open the lid and slotting a chip, with the right hardware and a single small Phillips head...
The Art Of Far Cry 6
20.10.2021
As people finally settle in with Ubisoft’s latest Far Cry game, now’s the perfect time to look at some of the designs and models that went into its development.Read more
Activision Blizzard Has Fired 'More Than 20' Employees Over Harassment Lawsuit
20.10.2021
With the company still mired in lawsuits spurred on by historical allegations of harassment, Activision Blizzard has used an interview with the Financial Times to disclose that a number of employees have been fired, and more “disciplined”, in the wake of the case.Read more
Pokémon Unite's Huge Patch: Drednaw Nerf, Rotom Buff, More
19.10.2021
Pokémon Unite is poised to get a substantial update on October 20, which will kick off the Halloween event on mobile devices and Nintendo Switch. Though TiMi Studio Group has yet to drop the official patch notes, what’s expected are wild changes, including nerfs to Blastoise and tweaks...
German Game Ban Just Screwed Over Switch Players On Several Other Continents
19.10.2021
Dying Light: Platinum Edition launched on Nintendo Switch today, but due to an extremely peculiar Germany-specific ban, the digital version of the game is unavailable to players in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.Read more
Activision Blizzard May Have Found A Way To Wriggle Out Of California Lawsuit
19.10.2021
Activision Blizzard, embroiled in legal wranglings over alleged appalling work conditions for its staff, has requested additional time to investigate and potentially disqualify the California Department of Fair and Equal Housing from its ongoing legal battle with the agency. This is on account...
How To Move Your Animal Crossing Island Onto Your New Switch, OLED Or Not
19.10.2021
In the liminal period between Animal Crossing: New Horizons offering nothing new to do and Animal Crossing: New Horizons offering arguably too much new stuff to do, Nintendo released a new Switch model complete with a bigger screen and a 0 percent increase to battery life. Perhaps you were lucky...
PS5 Accessory Makers Just Won't Stop Taunting Sony's Lawyers
19.10.2021
Dbrand, a tech accessories brand that my roommate described to me as “being for dudes who like new iPhones,” has decided to wage a very loud legal war with Sony Entertainment regarding their totally fine PS5 plates and cases.Read more
Wow, Gamers Really Want This Xbox Mini Fridge
19.10.2021
Maybe it’s because I primarily play console games on PlayStation. Maybe it’s because I can’t fit anything into my New York shoebox apartment. Maybe it’s because I’m cynical about marketing that centers around the gamer identity. But wow. I was not expecting folks to be so hyped about the Xbox...
Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World
19.10.2021
For nearly three and a half decades, massively multiplayer online role-playing game fans have been wandering the digital wilderness, chopping down trees, hunting for boars, and getting murdered by other players while doing so. We did it in Ultima Online back in 1997, and we’re doing it in Amazon’s...
October's Rock Solid Xbox Game Pass Proves Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
19.10.2021
I’m starting to wonder if Xbox Game Pass isn’t a potential pox on game sales. Full disclosure: Amid the deluge of stuff to play this year, I’ve demurred on picking up several interesting-looking games—like Backbone and The Forgotten City—holding my breath for the possibility that, some day, they...
Supreme Customizability Is One Way Microsoft Makes Gaming More Accessible
19.10.2021
The gaming industry isn’t typically concerned for the differently-abled, so when the Xbox Adaptive Controller hit the market in 2018, it made a huge splash. People all around the world were having more enjoyable times gaming thanks to the customizable buttons and thoughtful accessibility features...
$440 Super Mario Bros. x One Piece Crossover Has Wonderful Hair
19.10.2021
Custom toy company Fat Lane Toys have made this new statue that takes Mario and wonders, like maybe six other people on Earth have maybe ever wondered, what he’d look like if he was also Gold Roger from One Piece.Read more
Animal Crossing Fans Are Playing Again After Months Of Hopelessness
19.10.2021
It’s been a hot minute since Animal Crossing: New Horizons received an update, with the last one, the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Event, launching way back in March 2021. But that’s about to change now that Nintendo’s announced the Happy Home Paradise DLC dropping on November 5. This paid DLC...